China Premium

Understanding China requires going beyond headline economic indicators. China Premium uncovers the regional, industrial and structural forces shaping the country's economy through unmatched coverage of provinces, cities and counties.

By combining traditional statistics with hard-to-source local and alternative datasets, the database helps users identify shifts in economic activity, industrial competitiveness, consumer demand and trade dynamics before they become visible in headline data.

Key Facts

• 1mn+ time series spanning 70+ years
• 700+ trusted government, industry and alternative data sources
• Coverage of 30+ provinces, 300+ prefectures and 2,000+ counties
• 20+ macroeconomic topics and 20+ industry sectors
• Extensive alternative and proprietary datasets
• Trade coverage down to HS8 level

Features & Benefits

• Unmatched regional coverage extending from national indicators to provincial, prefecture and county-level statistics, including lower-tier cities often unavailable in standard databases.
• Comprehensive industry intelligence across automotive, real estate, commodities, energy, manufacturing and emerging high-tech industries.
• Alternative datasets covering port activity, online sales, flights, carbon emissions trading and other high-frequency indicators.
• Proprietary analytics and indicators including trade-dependency metrics, RMB internationalization datasets, nowcasts and specialized thematic datasets.
• Granular international trade intelligence with detailed commodity and bilateral trade data down to HS8 level.
• Direct sourcing from trusted local providers, ensuring data accuracy, completeness, reliability and regulatory compliance.
• Timely updates and revisions supported by CEIC's data refinement and quality assurance processes.

Relevant Use Cases

• China macroeconomic analysis
  Assess growth, inflation, public finance and policy developments using national and regional datasets.
• Regional and city-level analysis
  Track economic activity across provinces, cities and economic clusters such as the Greater Bay Area.
• Sector and investment research
  Analyze developments in automotive, real estate, commodities, manufacturing and emerging industries.#
• Trade and supply chain analysis
  Monitor bilateral trade flows, tariffs, export competitiveness and trade dependencies.
• Quantitative and forecasting applications
  Incorporate high-frequency and proprietary indicators into forecasting and investment models.